Donald Fagen Quotes & Sayings
14 most famous Donald Fagen quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He's a 76 year old American musician born on Jan 1, 1948.
“When you get a groove going, time flies.”
“I took some lessons as a kid but trained myself by ear. I did it the way jazz musicians used to learn years ago, which is to play records and slow them down to figure out the notes. At first I tried to imitate Red Garland, who was my favorite jazz pianist.”
“I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.”
“I had trouble distinguishing art from life. I don't now, and I feel much better!”
“What do you do with what you're given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?”
“Anthemic rock music is inherently fascist - anything intended to move huge masses of people is politically offensive to me.”
“People are usually afraid to say what's on their mind.”
“Popularity has everything to do with business and nothing to do with music.”
“I like it when songs develop in some way. Four minutes usually isn't enough time for something to develop musically.”
“I've never been comfortable as a lead performer, and I never wanted to be a singer, particularly.”
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